Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
...to learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know.
Quotes to Explore
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The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.
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Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
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Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.
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Math proficiency is the gateway to a number of incredible careers that students may never have considered.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.
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Let students use technologies in the classroom.
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Faculty met, and after the usual business, some conversation was had about certain students being addicted to drinking, and it was reported that a citizen of the village had informed a member of the Faculty that there was a good deal of drinking this term among the students.
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The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.
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You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea. Travel is very inspirational - but it's in the ordinary that I find my themes of love and work and family.
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The majority of U.S. high school students don't know within 50 years when the Civil War occurred.
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I don't know many people who don't have somebody in their family who's a part of the gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgender community. It's not like they're aliens or outsiders. This is family.
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I'm kidding about having only a few dollars. I might have a few dollars more.
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When I see something, I know why something's funny or seems to be funny. But in the end it's just another picture as far as I'm concerned.
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You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do.
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To solve a problem or to reach a goal, you don't need to know all the answers in advance. But you must have a clear idea of the problem or the goal you want to reach.
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Anyone who ever spoke to me would know I would never say the words 'get hitched' nxt time do ur research.
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Do what's right. Be on time, be polite, and be honest; remain free from drugs; and if you have any questions, get out your Bible. 2. Do your best. Mediocrity is unacceptable when you are capable of doing better. 3. Treat others as you want to be treated. Practice love and understanding.
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A great many people do not have the right to their own opinion because they don't know what they are talking about.
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Be Here Now is all about being present and not fearing what you don't know.
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What we called love down there was mostly the craving to be loved. In the main I loved you for my own sake: because I needed you...We shall have no need for one another now: we can begin to love truly.
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You and your friends could plan the trip of a lifetime in 6-18 months to visit the completed school, teeming with dozens or hundreds of students who greet you with smiles and thank you letters. You'll know it's your school because your names will be on the door.
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Test scores and measures of achievement tell you where a student is, but they don't tell you where a student could end up.
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For, in truth, there is no sure way of holding other than by destroying...
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...to learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know.
